Skin Photoaging

About the authors

Rui Yin MD PhD is an Associate Professor of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, and a visiting associate professor of Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research interests lie in the areas of photodynamic therapy and laser therapy for photoaging and skin aging. She has published 20 peer-reviewed articles in English, over 40 peer-reviewed articles in Chinese, over 30 conference proceedings and 2 book chapters. She is a reviewer for 7 journals and serves on the National Natural Science Foundation of China as a grant reviewer. She is also a committee member of China Dermatologist Association and China Medical Association. In 2011, Dr Yin was honored as one of Top 10 National Outstanding Young Dermatologist by China Dermatologist Association.

Qiquan Chen, MD is a resident doctor in Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. His interests currently focus on the immunological mechanisms of phototherapy treatment in cancer therapy.

Michael R Hamblin, PhD is a Principal Investigator at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, an Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School and the affiliated faculty of Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology. He directs a laboratory of around 12 scientists who work in photodynamic therapy and low-level light therapy. He has published 274 peer-reviewed articles, is Associate Editor for 8 journals and serves on NIH Study-Sections. He has edited 10 proceedings volumes together with four other major textbooks on PDT and photomedicine. In 2011, Dr Hamblin was honored by election as a Fellow of SPIE.